“After my meeting with the Youth for a United World, I found the courage to build bridges with people belonging to the other ethnic group” shared Diotel at the meeting entitled “Sharing with Africa, a culture for fraternity” held at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Bujumbura.

The summer Mariapolis is an event organized by the Focolare Movement and is characteristic of its spirit of unity. It is a gathering of people of all ages and backgrounds, spending a few days together putting into practice the universal values of the Christian Gospel.

This year the Easter celebration takes place on the same date for Christians of the Oriental, Orthodox and Western Churches: “Christ is risen!”. Our best wishes to all with a thought of Chiara Lubich of 1975.